Women who've shattered 365 days x 4 years' worth of glass ceilings

Feb 3 Denise Morrison

Denise Morrison, first female President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company

"Some of the best advice I’ve ever received and applied in my career came from my mother. When I was growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s and 1960s, my mom told me and my three sisters that 'Ambition is a part of femininity.' Her advice inspired me at an early age to aim high and pursue my dream of entering the business world and become the CEO of a great company, at a time women were virtually invisible in the C-suite and corporate board rooms.”

Denise was not the only one of her sisters for whom that advice was meaningful. One sister now serves as Chairman & CEO of Frontier Communication, a second is Regional Vice President of Sales at Expedia, and a third is both a championship level horseback rider and former Senior VP of Sales at AT&T.